Intro :
Am
Am
A tenement, a dirty street
Em
Walked and worn by shoeless feet
Am
In silence long and so complete
C G
Watched by a shivering sun
Am
Old eyes in a small child's face
Em
Watching as the shadows race
Am
Through walls and cracks that leave no trace
C G
And daylight's brightness shun
Chorus :
Dm Em Am
The days of Pearly Spencer
Dm Em Am
Aah, the race is almost run
Am
Nose pressed hard on frosted glass
Em
Gazing as the swollen mass
Am
On concrete fields where grows no grass
C G
Stumbles blindly on
Am
Iron trees smother the air
Em
But withering they stand and stare
Am
Through eyes that neither know nor care
C G
Where the grass has gone
Chorus :
Dm Em Am
The days of Pearly Spencer
Dm Em Am
Aah, the race is almost run
Am
Pearly, where's your milk white skin
Em
What's that stubble on your chin
Am
It's buried in the rotgut gin
C G
You've played and lost, not won
Am
You played a house that can't be beat
Em
Now look, your head's bowed in defeat
Am
You walked too far along the street
C G
Where only rats can run
Chorus :
Dm Em Am
The days of Pearly Spencer
Dm Em Am
Aah, the race is almost run
Dm Em Am
The days of Pearly Spencer
Dm Em Am
Aah, the race is almost run
